TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 14-1007

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BOUNDARIES

Maritime

Treaty Between the

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and NIUE

Signed at Wellington May 13, 1997

with

Annex
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent

evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof

or authentication thereof.”
 NIUE

 Boundaries: Maritime

Treaty signed at Wellington May 13, 1997;

Transmitted by the President of the United States of America

 to the Senate June 23, 1998 (Treaty Doc. 105-53,

 105th Congress, 2d Session);

Reported favorably by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

 July 25, 2002 (Senate Executive Report No. 107-5,

 107th Congress, 2d Session);

Advice and consent to ratification by the Senate

 August 1, 2002;

Ratified by the President November 26, 2003;

Ratified by Niue September 23, 2014;

Instruments of ratification exchanged October 8, 2004 and

 and October 7, 2014;

Entered into force October 7, 2014.
·TREATY BETWEEN 

THE GOVERNMEtiT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND 

THE GOVERNMENT OF NIUE 

ON THE DELIMITATION OF A MARITIME BOUNOARY 

The Government of the United States of America and the 

Government of Niue, here.inaft"er the Parties; 

Desiring to streng~hen the bonds of friendship between 

the two Parties; 

Recalling the tradition of co-operative relations and 

close ties between the people of the United States of 

America and the people. of Niue; 

Noting the Fishery Conserva~ion and Management Act 1976 

and the Presidential Proclamatio~ No. 5030 of 

March 10, 1983, establishing an exclusive economic zone for 

the United States of America; 

Noting Act No. 220 of April 7, 1997, establishing an 

exclusive economic zone for Niue; 

Desirous of establishing the maritime boundary between 

the United States of America {American Samoa) and Niue, on 

the .basis of equidistance; 

Have agreed as folJ.ows: 
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Article I 

The sole purpose of this treaty is to establish, in 

accordance with international l~w, the maritime boundary 

between the United States of America (American Samoa) and 

Niue. 

Article II 

The geodetic and computational bases used to determine 

this boundary are the North American Datum 1983 ("NAD 83") 

and the World Geodetic System 1984 ("WGS 84") which, for 

the purpose of this boundary treaty, are considered 

identical. For the purpose of illustration only, the 

boundary line has been drawn on a map annexed to this 

treaty. 

Article III 

The maritime boundary between the Uniteq States of 

America (American Samoa) and Niue shall be determined by 

geodesics connecting the following coordinates: 

Point Latitude :south) L~ngitude (West) 

1. 17° 33' 18" 166° 38' 31" 

2. 17° 32' 55" 166° 39.' 38" 

3. 17° 23' 55" 167° 06' 38" 

4. 17° 10' 49" 167° 45' 27" 

5. 17° 04' 39" 168° 03' 34" 
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6. 17° 01' 07" 168° 13' 55" 

7. 16° 47' 47" 168° 52' 31" 

8. 16° 39' 00" 169° 17' 32" 

9. 15° 38' 12" .169° 19' 47" 

10. 16° 38' 01" 169° 22' 25 11 

.. 11. 16° 37' 04" 169° 36' 12 

'12. 16° 35' 39;' 169° 55' 57 

13. 16° 36' 16" 169° 59' 13 

14. 16° 37' 23 11 170° 05' 15 

15. 16° 41' 39" 170° 28' 26 

16. 16° 43' 16" 170° 37' 28 

'17. 16° 43' 49" 170° 40' 35 

18. 16° 49' 33" 171° 13' 23 

19. 16° 50' 25" 171° 18' 19 

Article IV 

On the side of the maritime boundary adjacent to the 

United States of Arr~rica (American Samoa), the Government 

of Niue shall not, and on the side of the maritime boundary 

adjacent to Niue, the Government of the United States of 

America (American Samoa) shall not, clairr. or exercise for 

any purpose sovereignty, sovereign rights, or jurisdiction 

with respect to the waters or seabed or subsoil. 

Article '/ 

The maritime boundary established by this treaty shall 

not affect or prejudice in any manner either Party's 

position with respect to the rules of international law 

relating to the law of the sea, including those concerned 
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with the exercise of sovereignty, sovereign rights, or 

jurisdiction with respect to the waters or seabed or 

subsoil. 

Article VI 

Any dispute concerning the interpretation or 

application of this agreement shall be resolved by 

negotiation or other peaceful means as·may be agreed upon 

by the Parties. 

Article VII 

This treaty shall be subject to ratification and shall 

enter into force on the date of the exchange of instruments 

of ratification. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the m~dersigned, being duly 

authorized by their respective Gov~rnments, have signed 

this treaty. 

DONE AT Wellington, in duplicate, this day 

of May 1997. 

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